Tk-Bubbles and Tk-Gemgame

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jrb · #1 Post by **jrb** » Mon 05 Apr 2010, 02:39

The tk game Bubbles from the Puppy 2 series is my favourite computerized time waster. I have made both an SFS and a .pet with all the dependencies included. They also include the tk gemgame. Menu entries are on the Fun menu.

It has been tested successfully in Puppy431, Quirky8-10-13, and Upup.

http://www.puppylinuxstuff.meownplanet. ... le-gem.pet

http://www.puppylinuxstuff.meownplanet. ... et-md5.txt

http://www.puppylinuxstuff.meownplanet. ... le-gem.sfs

http://www.puppylinuxstuff.meownplanet. ... fs-md5.txt

Edit: Links updated 22Mar11. See below for latest version.

zaivala · #2 Post by **zaivala** » Mon 21 Mar 2011, 07:26

Can't find server at puppylinux.ca

muggins · #3 Post by **muggins** » Mon 21 Mar 2011, 08:39

Both these games are also available, as .pets, from the puppy ibiblio repository:

http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/dis ... 1.0.2a.pet
http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/dis ... e-2003.pet

Both, being tcl/tk-based, need these two installed:

tcl-8.5.6.pet
tk-8.5.6.pet

jrb · #4 Post by **jrb** » Tue 22 Mar 2011, 14:31

zaivala wrote:Can't find server at puppylinux.ca

Thanks to Russoodle I now have most of my stuff at http://www.puppylinuxstuff.meownplanet.net/index.html.

As for Tk-Bubbles here's what I'm using now:
http://www.puppylinuxstuff.meownplanet. ... 3-Xlib.sfs
http://www.puppylinuxstuff.meownplanet. ... fs-md5.txt

It contains Tk-Bubbles, Tk-gemgame and the hv3 browser along with Tk, Tcl and other dependencies. Works in all Puppies I've tried in the last year.

Enjoy, J

zaivala · #5 Post by **zaivala** » Sat 07 Dec 2013, 20:42

FYI, I just downloaded the Gem game listed here.

I'm running Precise Puppy 5.7.1 on an ASUS X550CA notebook.

The file downloaded and installed perfectly, shows up on my menu...

...and does nothing when I click on it. Tried it before and after a reboot.

Moss

jrb · #6 Post by **jrb** » Sun 08 Dec 2013, 02:55

zaivala wrote:FYI, I just downloaded the Gem game listed here.

I'm running Precise Puppy 5.7.1 on an ASUS X550CA notebook.

The file downloaded and installed perfectly, shows up on my menu...

...and does nothing when I click on it. Tried it before and after a reboot.

Moss

I'm surpised, I couldn't get the link to work. Russoodle's site was also attacked and not everything is still there.

I did find my own copy however and tried it in Slacko5502, didn't work however, too old.

Here's what I did instead:
1. Went to PuppyPackageManager (install icon on the desktop) and searched for tcl. Ended up installing tcl-8.5.11-i486-1.txz and tk-8.5.11-i486-1.txz
2. Installed http://distro.ibiblio.org/puppylinux/pe ... 1.0.2a.pet and http://distro.ibiblio.org/puppylinux/pe ... e-2003.pet
3. Went to /usr/local/bin/bubbles.tcl and right clicked on it. Chose "Set Run Action"
4. Went to /usr/bin/tclsh8.5 and dragged it into the "Set Run Action" box where it says "Drop a suitable application here" and clicked "Use Command"
5. Clicked on the Bubbles entry on the Fun Menu and it worked.

Gemgame also worked

I'm sure the same thing can be done in Precise, I hope anyway.

Good Luck, J

Pete22 · #7 Post by **Pete22** » Mon 16 Dec 2013, 18:12

Both work great X-precise puppy. with no changes.

Thanks!

Pete

zaivala · #8 Post by **zaivala** » Fri 20 Dec 2013, 01:59

I managed to get Xmines to run in Console but no luck with either of these games. Waah.

muggins · #9 Post by **muggins** » Fri 20 Dec 2013, 15:32

I just downloaded precise-5.71, booted it, then did:

Both these games are also available, as .pets, from the puppy ibiblio repository:

http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/dis ... 1.0.2a.pet
http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/dis ... e-2003.pet

Both, being tcl/tk-based, need these two installed:

tcl-8.5.6.pet
tk-8.5.6.pet

and they both ran fine.

zaivala · #10 Post by **zaivala** » Sat 21 Dec 2013, 16:37

I didn't find those exact versions when I looked, but tried what I could find and both games work now. Wish it would be easy to find the LATEST despository... I'm finding 5 pages of depository, each one with different pup files... page 5 has the latest upload dates.

See, that's a nooby complaint. Any skilled user would know how and where to look or ask a question. But Debian and Ubuntu etc. have their repositories already set up for each release specifically (LuPu, etc.)... and I know Barry is not Mark Shuttleworth (and is at least semi-retired besides).

mouldy · #11 Post by **mouldy** » Fri 06 Sep 2019, 17:22

jrb wrote:
zaivala wrote:FYI, I just downloaded the Gem game listed here.

I'm running Precise Puppy 5.7.1 on an ASUS X550CA notebook.

The file downloaded and installed perfectly, shows up on my menu...

...and does nothing when I click on it. Tried it before and after a reboot.

Moss
I'm surpised, I couldn't get the link to work. Russoodle's site was also attacked and not everything is still there.

I did find my own copy however and tried it in Slacko5502, didn't work however, too old.

Here's what I did instead:
1. Went to PuppyPackageManager (install icon on the desktop) and searched for tcl. Ended up installing tcl-8.5.11-i486-1.txz and tk-8.5.11-i486-1.txz
2. Installed http://distro.ibiblio.org/puppylinux/pe ... 1.0.2a.pet and http://distro.ibiblio.org/puppylinux/pe ... e-2003.pet
3. Went to /usr/local/bin/bubbles.tcl and right clicked on it. Chose "Set Run Action"
4. Went to /usr/bin/tclsh8.5 and dragged it into the "Set Run Action" box where it says "Drop a suitable application here" and clicked "Use Command"
5. Clicked on the Bubbles entry on the Fun Menu and it worked. Gemgame also worked

I'm sure the same thing can be done in Precise, I hope anyway.

Good Luck, J

This thread hasnt updated since 2013. Just update that this post on how to install bubbles and gem game still works in 2019 on BionicPup32 version 19.03.

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